焼ける
やける
Also written 灼ける, 妬ける, 嫉ける
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Intransitive to burn; to burn down; to go down in flames
- to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked
- to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun)
- to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
- to become hot (from the sun)
- to be jealous; to be envious
Kanji
- 焼 burn. Read as やける.
Example sentences
- 強い日差しで彼の背中はひどく焼けた。
Due to the intense sunlight, his back was sunburnt. - 学校は焼けて灰になった。
Our school was reduced to ashes. - 何十もの家がその大火事で焼けた。
Dozens of houses were burned down in that big fire. - その町は火災で焼け野原になった。
The city was destroyed by fire. - その古い家は焼けて灰になった。
The old house was burned to ashes.
Common phrases
Related forms
- 焼く (やく) to roast (transitive partner)
Words containing 焼ける
- 焼け落ちる (やけおちる) to be burned down
- 焼け残る (やけのこる) to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it)
- 焼け死ぬ (やけしぬ) to be burnt to death
And 30 more.